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Notes and queries: What is the best last line of a novel?http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/feb/01/best-last-line-of-novel
Plus: Different ways of looking at the second world war; Sherlock and Doctor Who reach stalemate<p><strong>What is the best last line of a novel?</strong></p><p>&quot;'OK baby, hold tight,' said <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrxIbHpUwqo&amp;feature=fvst" title="Zaphod">Zaphod</a>, 'we'll take a quick bite at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.'&quot; – Douglas Adams, The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy; or &quot;One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, 'Poo-tee-weet?'&quot; – Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-5.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/feb/01/best-last-line-of-novel">Continue reading...</a>BooksCultureSherlockTelevisionCrime dramaDoctor WhoScience fictionTelevision & radioFantasyWed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/feb/01/best-last-line-of-novelRonald Grant Archive"Borne back ceaselessly into the past" … Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby (1974). Photograph: Ronald Grant ArchiveRonald Grant Archive"Borne back ceaselessly into the past" … Mia Farrow and Robert Redford in The Great Gatsby (1974). Photograph: Ronald Grant ArchiveGuardian Staff2012-02-01T21:00:03ZNotes and queries: Sherlock or Doctor Who – who would win in a chess match?http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jan/25/sherlock-holmes-doctor-who-chess
Plus: Is history really written by the winners? Is it possible to shoot locks off doors, like in the movies?<p><strong>Sherlock or Doctor Who – who would win in a chess match?</strong></p><p>While Sherlock is undoubtedly a highly intelligent human being, the Doctor would probably have the edge. Not only does he have a bit more life experience (a mere 900 years), he has a greater knowledge of chess as well: we have frequently seen him in past regenerations sit down to play with friends and enemies alike. His robotic dog K9 did <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSoC1VUdavE" title="doctor who chess">get the better of him once</a>, but K9 had been programmed with all championship games since 1866.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jan/25/sherlock-holmes-doctor-who-chess">Continue reading...</a>SherlockTelevisionDoctor WhoTelevision & radioFantasyChessWed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jan/25/sherlock-holmes-doctor-who-chessguardianYour move … Sherlock and the Doctor.guardianYour move … Sherlock and the Doctor.Guardian Staff2012-01-25T21:00:00Z